6  God ^qsettles the solitary in a home;

he ^rleads out the prisoners to prosperity,

but ^sthe rebellious dwell in ^ta parched land.

5  Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,

but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.

^lThe barren has borne seven,

^mbut she who has many children is forlorn.

1  ^h“Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;

break forth into singing and cry aloud,

you who have not been in labor!

For the children of ⁱthe desolate one ^jwill be more

than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord.